Bass music explained

Bass music is a term used to describe several genres of electronic dance music and hip hop music^[1] arising from the 1980s on, focusing on a prominent bass drum and/or bassline sound. As one source notes, there are "many different types of bass music to fall into, each putting a different spin on one of music's loudest elements".^[2] Typically, the bass sound is created using synthesizers and drum machines such as the influential Roland TR-808.

Electronic dance music genres of this type may include:

• Bass house
• Bassline
• Drum and bass^[3]
• Dubstep
• Footwork^[4]
• Future bass^[5]
• Glitch hop^[6]
• Gqom^{[7] [8]}
• Midtempo bass^[9]
• Moombahton^[10]
• Trap (EDM)
• UK bass
• UK garage
• Wave
• Wonky

Hip hop genres of this type may include:

• Miami bass

See also

• Booty bass

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bass Music Music Discogs. 2021-02-07. www.discogs.com.
2. Web site: 4 Songs to Show You the Power of Bass. Steven. Mason. relentlessbeats.com. March 16, 2018.
3. Web site: May 2013. Computer Music Specials 06. What is bass music?. 2021-02-07. MusicRadar. 6 May 2013 . en.
4. Web site: Flashdance: Footwork And the Future. 2021-02-07. daily.redbullmusicacademy.com. en.
5. Web site: Richardson. Annie. Why Future Bass is The Future of Bass Music. 2021-02-07. Relentless Beats. en-US.
6. Web site: YourEDM: glitch hop. 2021-02-07. Your EDM. en-US.
7. Web site: What Is #Gqom? Learn More in H∆SHTAG$, Season II . 2024-08-02 . Redbull Music Academy . en.
8. Web site: 2021-02-02 . Motor Bass: how car culture influences electronic music . 2024-08-02 . DJ Mag . en.
9. Web site: YourEDM: midtempo. 2021-02-07. Your EDM. en-US.
10. Web site: YourEDM: moombahton. 2021-02-07. Your EDM. en-US.